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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
July 11, 2014 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager AT/cb
Subject: General Information
Notable Items:
Proposed emergency water regulations will be considered by the State Water Board
at its July 15th meeting. City Water Resources Department staff will be closely tracking
the proposed emergency regulations and will analyze the impact to the City when
and if the regulations are finalized. If adopted as is, and subsequently approved by
the Office of Administrative Law, they would go into effect on or about August 1st.
Please see attached memo for more details.
The 60-day comment period for the Centennial Corridor project closed on Tuesday,
July 8th and the Centennial Corridor team has begun the process of completing the
final environmental document. To date, 87 comment letters/emails have been
submitted to Caltrans. Letters that were postmarked on or before July 8th will be
included in the final count, so it may be a few more days before we have the final
number of submissions and individual comments. In comparison, the 24th Street
Improvement Project received 284 submissions, plus 328 individual signatures on
various petitions. Since many of the submissions included multiple comments (i.e.
traffic, design, right-of-way, etc.), the 24th Street project team responded to more
than 1,700 individual comments in the final environmental document.
In an effort to showcase the importance of water conservation, the City of Bakersfield
Water Resources Department and other community partners are hosting a Greater
Bakersfield Water Conservation Day on Saturday, July 12th from 9:00 a.m. to Noon at
Urner’s Appliance, 4110 Wible Road. The event will feature tips on conserving water at
home, water efficient landscape and irrigation techniques and products, water
efficient appliance demonstrations, water information, contests and giveaways.
Please see attachment for more details.
Good News:
Bakersfield Mobile, the City’s new reporting app, is now available for download at no
charge to users through all of the major smartphone application stores. The first phase
of the app allows users too quickly and easily report graffiti, potholes, street light
malfunctions and parks-related issues directly to City staff for action. Bakersfield Mobile
allows a user to capture a photo, video, or audio of the problem. The user then
uploads the media and, along with GPS location information pulled directly from the
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device, submits a report directly to the appropriate department. Once a report is
submitted, feedback is provided to the user based on the action taken by the
department handling the report.
The City partnered with industry leader CitySourced to develop the first phase of the
app. CitySourced has developed similar apps for San Jose, Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Glendale, Escondido and Rialto, among many other clients across the nation. Future
phases of the app are currently under development. As a reminder, staff will be
providing an overview presentation of the mobile app at the July 16th City Council
meeting. Staff has also created a one page instruction guide for users, which is
enclosed and also available on the City’s web site. We are excited to be able to offer
this new platform for the public to submit requests for service! Click on the link to
access the app. http://www.bakersfieldcity.us/bakersfield_mobile_app.html.
Caltrans reports that the North State Route 99 project has been completed. The
construction project, which began in October 2013, added a new lane in each
direction between the State Route 204 overcrossing and the Beardsley Canal. The
project also added a northbound auxiliary lane between State Route 204 and Olive
Drive. The new lanes improve north-south circulation through metropolitan Bakersfield,
reducing congestion and travel times for local commuters. Total project cost was $12
million.
The City of Bakersfield will host its first community workshop Thursday, July 24th for the
City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and its other HUD-
funded programs. The community workshop will take place at the City’s Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. Community Center from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The City invites you and your organization to discuss citywide issues such as providing
affordable housing, homelessness, community and economic development needs for
the next year and the next five years (2015 – 2020). Your input will help the City identify
and set priorities for the allocation of HUD funds in the Five-Year Consolidated Plan
and the First-Year Action Plan. During the first year of the five-year period, the City
anticipates receiving an estimated amount of over $4.0 million. In addition, the City will
discuss its ability to provide its residents fair housing choices through the development
of the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. Please see attachment for
more details.
The third annual The Fourth at River Walk Independence Day Celebration was a major
hit. The City thanks all of those who made this a fun, safe, and memorable event;
specifically AEG and Bright House Networks. AEG estimates nearly 15,000 individuals
attended the event.
TRIP:
Nighttime Street Closures for State Route 58 Gap Project-Work to widen bridges for the
State Route 58 Gap Closure project will require nighttime closures of area surface
streets from July 13th-17th. Motorists should anticipate a nighttime closure for Madison
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Street while the contractor erects falsework to widen the State Route 58/Madison
Street Bridges. Motorists can detour around this closure by using Union Avenue or
Cottonwood Road. This closure will also be in effect between the hours of 8:30 p.m.
and 6:00 a.m., each night. Council Referrals:
Attached is a response to the following Council referrals:
• Councilmember Maxwell
o Police Property Warehouse
Reports:
For your convenience, the following report is attached:
• Streets Division work schedule for the week of July 7th; and
• Recreation and Parks June Report Event Notifications:
July is Recreation and Parks month, so enjoy the many spray parks, pools, skate parks,
playgrounds and BBQ’s throughout the City of Bakersfield for fun in the summer sun.
Join us for the following activities:
o Movies in the Park continue with The Smurfs2 at Silver Creek Park on Friday, July
11th. Prior to the movie, crowds will be entertained with live music from Liza Jane
starting at 7:00PM. Bring blankets, chairs and enjoy an evening under the stars
with the family.
o FREE Family Fun Night at McMurtrey Aquatic Center with a Beach Blast theme.
Lots of family games along with the slides and diving boards open for fun. Only
$10.00 for groups of 4-6, or $3.00/person. Friday, July 11th from 6:00 -9:00 p.m.
o Full Moon Ride with Bike Bakersfield, starting at Beach Park at 8:00 p.m. on
Saturday, July 12th. Families welcome; slow pace and each participant must
have lights and helmets.
Rabobank Arena
o Goo Goo Dolls and Daughtry—Wednesday, July 23rd at 7:30 p.m.
Rabobank Theater
o Intocable--Friday, July 11th at 8:00 p.m.
Attached is the Event Calendar for Rabobank Arena Theater and Convention Center.
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cc: Department Heads
Roberta Gafford, City Clerk
MEMORANDUM
July 11, 2014 To: Alan Tandy, City Manager From: Art Chianello, Water Resources Manager Regarding: Prohibition of Activities and Mandatory Actions During Drought Emergency as Proposed by State Water Resources Control Board
Proposed emergency regulations will be considered by the State Water Board at its July 15,
2014 meeting. The objective of the emergency regulations is to increase water conservation
thus reducing water demands during this third consecutive drought year. Specifically
outside water use is being targeted for reductions since most Californians use more water outdoors than indoors.
The proposed emergency regulations are summarized in the following three areas.
1) TEMPORARY WATER RESTRICTIONS – The emergency regulations would prohibit each
of the following, except in case of health and safety needs.
a. The direct application of water to any hard surface for washing.
b. Watering of outdoor landscapes that cause runoff to adjacent property, non-
irrigated areas, private and public walkways, roadways, parking lots or
structures. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROPOSED RESTRICTION IS CURRENTLY
PROHIBITED UNDER MUNICIPAL CODE 12.28.020.
c. Using a hose to wash an automobile, unless the hose is fitted with a shut-off
nozzle.
d. Using potable water in a fountain or decorative water feature, unless the
water is recirculated.
2) ACTION BY URBAN WATER SUPPLIERS REQUIRED – To reduce water demand, the proposed regulations would require urban water suppliers to implement their Water
Shortage Contingency Plans at a level that triggers mandatory restrictions on outdoor water use. For water suppliers that do not have a contingency plan, outdoor
irrigation will be limited to no more than two days per week or implement another
mandatory conservation measure to achieve a comparable reduction in water
consumption to the relative amount consumed in 2013.
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Since the City of Bakersfield has a Water Shortage Contingency Plan, the City will not
be obligated to reduce outside irrigation to two days per week. However, the City will
need to raise our trigger level from Stage 2 to a Stage 3 which triggers mandatory
restrictions on outdoor water use identified in the table below.
Urban water suppliers that violate mandatory actions could be subject to cease and desist orders for violating emergency regulations with fines up to $10,000 per day per
violation, or the matter could be referred to the Attorney General’s office for further
action.
3) KEEPING TRACK OF URBAN WATER USE – Each urban water supplier will keep track of
its water use and compare it to the same period last year. This report will be
submitted to the State Water Board by the 15th of each month.
The table below from the City of Bakersfield’s Water Contingency Plan illustrates the various actions the City would take if required to elevate our trigger point from a current Stage 2 to
a Stage 3. The City’s Water Contingency Plan states that upon recommendation by the City
of Bakersfield Water Board, the Council of the City of Bakersfield shall make the
determination whether to implement the contingency plan with appropriate stage
reductions and conservation actions as determined by the City Manager and Water
Resources staff.
The Water Resources Department will be closely tracking the proposed emergency
regulations and will analyze the impact to the City when and if the regulations are
finalized July 15th. If adopted and subsequently approved by the Office of Administrative
Law, they would go into effect on or about August 1st.
cc: Virginia Gennaro, City Attorney
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The City’s Reporting Application www.bakersfieldcity.us
BAKERSFIELD MOBILE
The City of Bakersfield is improving ciƟzen accessibility.
Through the Bakersfield Mobile applicaƟon, users are able to report service related issues
for the City to address, such as graffiƟ and potholes. The applicaƟon uses geo‐tagging to
automaƟcally provide the locaƟon for what is being reported.
The applicaƟon is free for download at the above stores.
1. Launch the Bakersfield
Mobile App on your Device,
Click Submit Report
2. Select Create New Media
3. Select the Type of Media
you would Like to Submit
4. The App Uses GPS to Auto‐
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6. Answer any further Ques‐
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7. Your will Receive an App
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8. Monitor you Requests or
Submit new ones
5. Select Report Type and
Choose the Issue you Wish to
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How to report an issue
NOTICE OF COMMUNITY WORKSHOP ON THE
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD’S FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN
On the evening of Thursday, July 24, 2014 the City of Bakersfield will host its first community workshop
on the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and other HUD-funded programs.
The community workshop will take place at the City’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center,
Strong Room, located at 1000 South Owen Street, Bakersfield from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM.
The City invites you and your organization to discuss citywide issues such as providing decent affordable
housing, homelessness, community and economic development needs for the next year and the next
five years (2015 – 2020). Your input will help the City identify and set priorities for the allocation of HUD
funds in the Five-Year Consolidated Plan and the First-Year Action Plan. During the first year of the five-
year period, the City anticipates receiving an estimated amount of over $4.0 million. In addition, the
City will discuss the City’s ability to provide its residents fair housing choices regardless of race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, age, familial status, or disability through the development of the Analysis of
Impediments to Fair Housing Choice.
Community Workshop
Thursday, July 24, 2014
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center,
Strong Room
1000 South Owen Street, Bakersfield
Reasonable Accommodation Requests
In compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this
workshop, you should contact the City Clerk’s Office at (661) 326-3767 or city_clerk@bakersfieldcity.us.
Interpreters for non-English-speaking persons and/or the hearing impaired may be requested from the
City Clerk. Notification of at least five (5) working days prior to the July 24th workshop will enable the
City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this workshop.
For More Information
If you have questions about this community workshop or any of the plans, please call the Community
Development Department at (661) 326-3765.
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Police Property Warehouse.docx
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager FROM: Nick Fidler, Public Works Director
DATE: July 9, 2014
SUBJECT: Police Property Warehouse Referral No. 510
Staff will bring the construction contract for the warehouse building to the City Council
for approval. In addition, staff will provide periodic updates to the Council through
General Information as the project proceeds through the construction process.
Councilmember Maxwell requested that staff keep the Council apprised of all
costs related to the new Police evidence warehouse, and provide an
overview of the construction itself.
Week of July 14_2014_Work Schedule
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STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE
Week of July 14, 2014 – July 18, 2014
Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas:
Reconstructing various streets north of White Ln and west of Gosford Sealing streets in the area south of Stockdale Hwy and east of Allen Rd
Oil-sand resurfacing of alleys south of Bernard and west of Alta Vista
Maintenance Grind & Pave on Mountain Vista between White Ln and Harris Rd
Miscellaneous Streets Division projects:
Video inspection of City owned Sewer & Storm lines to evaluate condition of pipes Repairing damaged sewer line found during video inspection
Miscellaneous concrete repairs throughout the city
Concrete work on various streets in the area north of E. California Ave and west of Williams in preparation for street reconstruction / resurfacing (HUD funded area)
Dirt work at Mesa Marin for parking lot and playing fields
Concrete work on various streets in the area south of E. California Ave and east of Union Ave (HUD funded area)
Concrete work on Chester Ave between California Ave and Brundage Ln
NOTE: If raining, there will be no street sweeping service and all street cleaning personnel will be
assigned to cleaning plugged drains and part circle culverts. This also applies when a large number of
street sweeper are in Fleet for repairs. Areas that have been missed during this time will be swept at the end of the month.
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Week of July 14_2014_Work Schedule
Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE
Monday, July 14, 2014
Between So. “H” St. & Union Avenue – Pacheco Rd. & Hosking Rd.
Between Stockdale Hwy. & Truxtun Ave. (ext.) – Coffee Rd & Partridge Ave.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Between Panama Lane & Woodmere Dr. – Ashe Rd. & Stine Rd.
Between District Blvd. & Panama Ln. -- Gosford Rd. & Ashe Rd.
Between Akers Rd. & Phyllis St. – Harris Rd. & Panama Ln.
City areas between Akers Rd. & Stine Rd. – Harris Rd. & Panama Ln. Cul-De-Sacs on the north side of Angela Wy., between Manely Ct. & Cris Ct.
Between Oswell Park Dr. & Brundage Ln. – Oswell St. & Leeta St.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 City areas between Workman St. & Sterling Rd. – 58 Hwy. & Baja Dr.
Between Morning Dr. & Park Dr. – College Ave. & Willis Ave.
Between Buena Vista Rd. & Old River Rd. – White Ln. & Panama Ln.
Between Old River Rd. & Gosford Rd. – White Ln. & Pacheco Rd.
Thursday, July 17, 2014 City areas between Stockdale Hwy. & Ming Ave. – Ashe Rd. & Gosford Rd.
Between El Portal/Laurelglen Blvd. & Ashe Rd. – Ming Ave. & So. Halfmoon/Olympia Dr.
Between Ashe Rd. & Stine Rd. – Ming Ave. & So. Halfmoon/Edgemount Dr. Between Coffee Rd. & Wilson Rd. (ext.) – White Ln. & So. Halfmoon/Olympia Dr.
Friday, July 18, 2014
Between Stockdale Hwy. & Ming Ave. – Allen Rd. & Old River Rd. Between Old River Rd. & Coffee Rd. – Ming Ave. & Ridge Oak/Westwold Dr.
Between Ridge Oak/Westwold Dr. & White Ln. – Old River Rd., east to the PG&E easement.
Between White Ln. & Asperata Dr. – Gosford Rd,, west to the PG&E easement.
Between White Ln. & Cederwood Dr. – Stine Rd. & Wilson Rd. (ext.)
We enhance the quality of life through a variety of programs, parks, and partnerships.
Department of Recreation and Parks
Date: July 10, 2014
To: Alan Tandy, City Manager
From: Dianne Hoover, Director of Recreation & Parks
Subject: June 2014 Monthly Report
Total monthly attendance for all programs, reservations and volunteers combined for the month of June totaled 105,314 as compared to last year’s total
of 104,262.
ADMINISTRATION:
o A proposal to prepare construction documents has been sent to Meyer
Engineering for the following projects:
o Silver Creek & Yokuts Park Playground Rehabilitation Project
o Jefferson Park Shade Structure
o Synthetic Turf Median Project
o West Ming Village – The agreement has been submitted to Woodbridge for
comment.
o Sports Village Phase 3 design has been awarded to RRM Design. Design has
begun.
o Wall Repairs:
o Current Wall Repair List Summary:
Stine Road & Planz Road
Hughes Lane & Blue Mountain Way
700 Block of Half Moon Drive
Olive Dr/ Calloway Dr
Calloway/ Marby Grange Way
Kern Canyon Rd & Mesa Marin Dr.
400 Block of Panama & Nadeau
Renfro Rd. / Via Naranja
7400 Block of S Laurelglen Blvd.
S/W corner of Planz & Akers
7600 Block of Harris Rd.
5900 Block of Ming Ave.
We enhance the quality of life through a variety of programs, parks, and partnerships.
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS JUNE MONTHLY REPORT PAGE TWO
o Aquatic Maintenance:
• Aquatic staff has completed with the installation of the Dri-Dek
floor mats at McMurtrey Aquatic Facility’s men’s & women’s locker room areas.
• City staff continues to work on developing a “scope of work” for the rehabilitation of McMurtrey waterslide project.
• All spray parks are on a 7 day operation cycle 12 PM to 7 PM.
• Bid for annual contract for janitorial maintenance for the
McMurtrey Aquatic Facility was awarded to RM Industries on
June 30, 2014.
• Parks and Public Works working on proposed modification of
Rabobank fountain.
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o Special Event Reservations:
o June 1st – Beach Park, Union de Clubes Peruanos Soccer Tournament –
200 Guests
o June 7th – Yokuts Park, HALT Rescue Walk – 250 Guests
o June 8th – Beach Park, Union de Clubes Peruanos Soccer Tournament – 200 Guests
o June 14th – Beach Park, Union de Clubes Peruanos Soccer Tournament – 200 Guests
o June 21st – Patriots Park, League of Dreams/Q Event Management
Corporate Challenge – 300 Guests
o June 28th – Beach Park, Union de Clubes Peruanos Soccer Tournament
– 200 Guests
o Total Attendance: 15,948 Reservations/Special Events
Aquatics/McMurtrey Aquatic Center:
o Total attendance for Aquatics was 50,028 which was an increase of 13.8%
compared to June 2013 of 43,733. This was due to the new Kaiser
Permanente Operation Splash Grant which increased the number of swim
lessons and programs offered this year.
o Monthly attendance at the McMurtrey Aquatic Center was 30,074
compared to last year’s 25,639. This 17.3% increase was due to the
increase in swim lessons and program.
• Parent & Me Pool Playtime
o A very popular program being offered at the McMurtrey Aquatic Center is
Parent & Me Pool Playtime which is offered on Friday mornings from 10:00
– 11:30 a.m. This new program gives parents and their children ages 5
and under the opportunity to enjoy the McMurtrey Activity pool in a
smaller setting for some water playtime.
• 100 Mile Club
o The 100 Mile Lap Swim Club is currently made up of 422 active members
that swam 14,778.58 miles this month. The club has swum a combined total of 133,658 miles. Lap swim attendance for June was 2,533 which
increased 24.5% compared to last year’s 2,035.
We enhance the quality of life through a variety of programs, parks, and partnerships.
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS JUNE MONTHLY REPORT PAGE THREE
• Jefferson Pool
o Total Attendance at Jefferson Pool for the month of June was 4,1,80. Last
year’s total attendance was 4,457. This slight decrease is due to the numbers attending recreation swim this year compared to last year’s
3,361.
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• Silver Creek Pool
o Total Attendance at Silver Creek Pool for the month of June was 11,688.
Last year’s total attendance was 11,210. This slight growth is due to the
increase in swim lessons.
• MLK Pool
o Total Attendance at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Pool for the month of June
was 3,947. Last year’s total attendance was 2,436. This increase is due to
more swim lessons and numbers attending recreation swim.
• Make a Splash Program
o The Make A Splash drowning prevention program provided Parent CPR
and First Aid Training to 18 adults with preschool aged children this month.
Staff also presented Water Safety Presentations to 139 children at 2 different.
• USA Swimming Foundation Grant
o Due to a USA Swimming Foundation Grant the City of Bakersfield
received, Jefferson, MLK, and McMurtrey Pools were able to provide 111 children, ages 6 months to 12 years, $5 swim lessons for eligible families.
• Operation Splash Grant
o Kaiser Permanente’s Operation Splash Grant provided 250 children ages 3
to 18 years discounted $5.00 swim lessons at Jefferson, MLK, and McMurtrey Pools. This grant also provided 200 Operation Splash passes to
income eligible families allowing them to attend recreation swim at all City pools except McMurtrey. Another component of this grant is having
staff present “Rethink Your Drink” and Water Safety Presentations to
parents during their child’s swim lessons. This has been very successful with
parents commenting on the Swim Lessons Evaluation Form that this
training was valuable to them.
• Bathing Suit Drive
o The community generously responded to the Bathing Suit Drive that was
held on Friday, June 13th at all the City Pools. There were 95 new or
gently used swim suits donated in the month of June and provided to
those in need. Today Cleaners helps sponsored this event.
We enhance the quality of life through a variety of programs, parks, and partnerships.
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS JUNE MONTHLY REPORT PAGE FOUR
• World’s Largest Swimming Lesson
o Each of the City’s pools participated in The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson on Friday, June 20th. Seventy-eight participants helped set a
Guinness World Record for the world’s largest simultaneous swim lesson. The event was part of USA Swimming Foundation’s Make A Splash
Program whose focus is on spreading the word that “Swimming Lessons Save Lives!”
• Family Fun Night & Wacky Fridays
o Family Fun Night was held on Friday, June 27th at the McMurtrey Aquatic
Center from 6:00 to 9:00 pm with an Olympic theme. There were 364
people enjoying the slides, playing games, diving off the diving boards,
and winning prizes at the “Rethink Your Drink” and Water Safety Booths.
Wacky Fridays have been added this year to bring the Family Fun Night to
Silver Creek, Jefferson, and MLK Pools. These are held once a month on a
Friday afternoon during recreation swim and they have the same Olympic
theme, booths, and games offered at the Family Fun Night at McMurtrey.
o Donation Total: $ 2,690.85
o Total Attendance: 50,028 ATHLETICS:
o Adult, Youth, Fitness and Adaptive Programs total attendance for the month of
June was 30,076 as compared to last year’s total of 30,248. Athletic Programming Adult Softball
o The Summer Softball League started on June 2nd. There are 167 teams in the
Summer League with 102 Men’s teams and 65 Coed. Softball Tournaments
o A softball tournament was held at the Mesa Marin Sports Complex on June 7th & 8th, with 12 teams participating. Pee Wee Camp & Sports
o Pee Wee Camp was held for one week this month at Jastro Park. The focus of the
camp is to introduce 3-5 year olds to the fun and excitement of sports.
o Pee Wee Sports was held on Saturday’s at Jastro Park this month. The program
introduced kids to sports such as soccer, basketball, t-ball, kickball, track & field, and circle games. T-Ball League
o The Pee Wee T-Ball and T-Ball Leagues completed their seasons on Saturday, June
7th with an awards ceremony for all the participants and volunteer coaches.
Volunteer coaches donated 64 hours during the month of June.
We enhance the quality of life through a variety of programs, parks, and partnerships.
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS JUNE MONTHLY REPORT PAGE FIVE Junior Sports Camp
• Junior Sports Camp was held at Silver Creek Park this month. The program introduces kids’ ages 8-14 years old to the fundamentals of basketball, soccer,
baseball, football and more. Basketball Camp
• A one week basketball camp was held for kid’s ages 6-14 years old at Silver Creek
Park this month.
• Donation Total: $824.40 Total Attendance: 30,076
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMUNITY CENTER:
o Overall attendance for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center was 6,837. The increase in
attendance by 15% was attributed to additional breakfast being provided.
• Youth Garden
o Our Camp King participants have planted and harvested jalapeño peppers and
tomatoes. Many were able to take some home to their families who enjoyed
making fresh salsa.
• Beale Band Concerts
o Four band concerts were held on Sunday evenings during the month of June.
o The stage was decorated along with the USA flag hanging from the top of the
stage. Many of our US Service members were there and the crowd was able to
honor them during the performance.
• Camp King
o Our summer recreation leaders are keeping our campers very busy this summer.
Activities include swim lessons, science projects, practice for our upcoming talent show, and making capes for Superhero week.
o The campers enjoyed a demonstration from the Jim Cogan Storyteller on preventing bullying and activities with Stay Focused Ministries.
o Campers are divided into four different groups and every Friday one of the groups is in charge of a special event. We’ve had Water Works Friday, Fiesta Friday and
Healthy food & activities.
• Kern County Superintendent of Schools Free Breakfast & Lunch
o The MLK center is hosting free breakfast and lunch to children 18 years or younger.
o The breakfast is new this summer and our 72 campers are really enjoying the meals.
Between 100 and 200 people a day are being fed. Donation Total: $1,295.00 Total Attendance: 6,837
We enhance the quality of life through a variety of programs, parks, and partnerships.
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS JUNE MONTHLY REPORT PAGE SIX SILVER CREEK COMMUNITY CENTER/SAUNDERS MULTI-USE FACILITY: Silver Creek Community Center
Total attendance for Silver Creek Community Center was 1,565 as compared to last year of 2,051.
o There were two (2) rentals for the month of June. After School Fun
• Attendance: Weekly Average: 241 Monthly: 1,205 Revenue: $22,663 Saunders Recreational Facility
o Total overall attendance for the Saunders Recreational Facility was 860. There was
one (1) rental for the Saunders Recreational Facility for the month of June.
o Hockey Program
o Registered: 40 Participants Total Attendance: 160
o Soccer Program
o Registered: 16 Teams Total Attendance: 600
• Total Attendance for Silver Creek & Saunders Recreational Facility : 2,425 PARKS: City in the Hills
o Park mowing crew aerified park on 6/9/14. Fairfax Road
o Staff worked overtime on 6/7/14 & 6/14/14 for weed removal on west side hillside
north of Panorama Drive per council request. Mill House
o Cameras were installed by communications employees this month. Uplands of the Kern River Parkway
o Prepped the area for “Running of the Nuts” for June 7th. Craftworker Division
o Aera Park – on 6/13/14 crew installed a new replacement piece of exercise
equipment that was vandalized. The equipment was the Combo Press and Pull.
o Planz Park - On 5/27 to 5/29 floating Craftworker repaired gate entry to the room with
Skate Park light controller after vandals repeatedly broke in to override the light schedule.
o Planz Park – Floating crew installed new toilet after vandals destroyed one porcelain toilet on 6/2/14.
o Wayside Park – on 5/27 Craftworker secured door to spray park pump room after vandals broke the deadbolt to gain access to the room.
o Yokuts Park – Crew installed new irrigation pump motor and restored irrigation capability back to the park. Tree Division
o Tree staff trimmed all trees around Rabobank arena. This was requested so that
Marque was more visible.
o All trees at Fire Station 7 were trimmed during the month of June.
We enhance the quality of life through a variety of programs, parks, and partnerships.
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS JUNE MONTHLY REPORT PAGE SEVEN
o Tree staff cleared private trees at the intersection of Mohawk and Hageman. This was
due to increased traffic flow due to the opening of the new road. Trees were causing a line of site issue for traffic turning onto Hageman off of Mohawk.
o Tree staff cleared sixty-one (61) trees on Old Farm Road between Brimhall and Old
Town Road. This was requested by the street department so that they could oil the
street.
o Tree staff trimmed several trees at the intersection of Stine and Woodmere. Trees
were trimmed for the installation of new traffic signal.
o Tree staff installed eight (8) owl houses in the Kern River corridor. The owl houses were
built by an Eagle Scout and installed in trees by tree staff.
Tree Division
o Trees Trimmed: 59 Clearance: 130 Removals: 25
o Service Tickets received: 151 Completed: 128
UPCOMING/ONGOING EVENTS:
• Family Fun Night at McMurtrey Aquatic Center July 11th from 6-9 p.m. – $3 per person or $10
for groups of 4-6
• BHN Movie “Smurfs 2” at Silver Creek Park on July 11th from 6:30 pm to 9:45 pm – Free!
• BHN Movie “Epic” at Siemon Park on July 18th from 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm - Free!
• BHN Movie “Peabody & Sherman” at Wilson Park on July 25th from 8 pm to 9:30 pm – Free!
BOX OFFICE HOURS
Mon-Fri 10 AM - 5 PM
Closed Saturday & Sunday
(Excluding Event Days)
TICKETMASTER LOCATIONS
Walmart - 2601 Fashion Place
Walmart - 6225 Colony Street
Walmart - 8400 Rosedale Hwy
CHARGE-BY-PHONE
1-800-745-3000
GROUP SALES INFORMATION
661-852-7309
SEASON TICKET INFORMATION
Bakersfield Condors
661-324-PUCK (7825)
www.bakersfieldcondors.com
Bakersfield Symphony
661-323-7928
www.BSOnow.org
Bakersfield Community
Concert Association
661-589-2478
661-663-9006
www.bakersfieldcca.org
UPCOMING EVENTS
July 23 – Goo Goo Dolls & Daughtry 7:30 PM
$59.50 & $44.50 On Sale Now
August 24 – WWE Live 5:00 PM
$95, $50, $35, $25, $15 On Sale Now
November 22 – PBR Velocity Tour 7:00 PM
$75, $60, $45, $20, $15 On Sale Now
April 30-May 3, 2015 – Marvel Universe Live!
$150, $100, $50, $40 On Sale Now
July 11 – Intocable 8:00 PM
$85.00 $70.00 $55.00 $45.00 $35.00 $25.00 On Sale Now
August 7 – Prince Royce 8:00 PM
$198.50, $53.50, $43.50, $33.50 On Sale Now
August 23 – Baby and Child Expo 11:00 AM
Free
October 14 – Straight No Chaser 7:30 PM
$47, $37, $27 On Sale Now
September 13 – Starship 8:00 PM
$12.50 On Sale Now
October 4 – Bluffett 8:00 PM
$12.50 On Sale Now
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